Colonial Policing and the Demise of British Rule in Hong Kong

Suggests that decolonization should be considered a process that both precedes and follows a change of sovereignty rather than as a discrete, historic event. Seen in this light, decolonization is now well advanced in Hong Kong. Describes the origins of the Hong Kong police, traces the history of legislative efforts to control the Chinese population, and analyses the efforts, particularly from the 1960s onwards, to turn the police force away from its alien origins and reshape it as a more indigenous organization.